Bueno, entonces… Class 17 prepares you for all things seasonal as well as covers diphthongs and prepositions.
So before you try to hit on a Spanish speaking weather girl (or guy), learn to talk to trade in Class 17
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Week 3
Class 17
| CAPÍTULOS (Chapters) |
| INFORMACIÓN DE REFERENCIA (Reference Information) |
| GLOSARIO (Glossary) |
| EJERCICIOS ESCRITOS (Written exercises/Quiz) |
| PRÓXIMAMENTE (Preview) |
| SEE ALL THE SUPPORT MATERIALS |
Scroll down for a review/preview for Bueno, entonces… Class 17 to make sure you know all your months! Pay close attention to when you should use ESTAR, HAY and HACER- it can trip you up pretty quickly if you don’t know it well enough!
Not sure how much you should study? Test yourself on Class 17 first to know what you need to review: http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2011/04/quiz-for-class-17/
CAPÍTULOS
Here are a list of the different sections for Class 17. Make sure to go back and review the section if you didn’t understand the concept completely:
| Chapter | Time | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | 00:00-00:26 | Opening & title |
| Chapter 2 | 00:27-4:28 | Introduction to weather |
| Chapter 3 | 4:29-5:23 | Weather vocabulary |
| Chapter 4 | 5:24-8:20 | Practice with weather vocabulary |
| Chapter 5 | 8:21-12:21 | Inside and Outside / Months and seasons |
| Chapter 6 | 12:22-16:10 | Learning through song: ‘Like a Virgin’ |
| Chapter 7 | 16:11-17:05 | Dependent prepositions |
| Chapter 8 | 17:06-21:37 | Conversation practice / Dipthongs |
| Chapter 9 | 21:38-23:25 | Farewells with weather |
| Chapter 10 | 23:26-end | Closing credits |
INFORMACIÓN DE REFERENCIA
Diphthongs:
Diphthongs are when there are two vowels (A,E,I,O,U) next to each other resulting in a sound that merges together. In English diphthongs are everywhere and make a completely different sound much to the frustration of English learners. However, Spanish also uses the combined sound but to a lesser extent. Just try to sound a little more suave when you see these combos.
Check it out:
A+I = Paisaje
A+U = Pausa
E+I = Peine
E+U = Neutro
I+A = Viajar
I+E = Viejo
I+O = Medio
O+I = Oiga
U+A = Agua
U+E = Puedo
U+O = Arduo
IMPORTANT: In Spanish, if an Accent (´) is present, the two vowels are pronounced separately.
Dependent Prepositions:
Prepositions are parts of speech that tell you the location, direction and time relationship between two things. Common ones are ‘in’, ‘on’, ‘between’, ‘through’.
Dependent Prepositions are prepositions that are always used with a Specific Verb. For instance ‘TRATAR‘ (to try) is always followed by the preposition ‘DE’.
In Spanish, some prepositions are used in the same way, such as ‘Vivir con’ (to live with) or ‘Ir a’ (to go to), but others are not at all, for example, ‘Soñar con’ (to dream of) or ‘Pensar en’ (to think about).
Even more confusing, some prepositions can completely change the meaning of the verb preceding it. Take, for instance, ‘Quedarse sin’ (to be left without) versus ‘Quedarse en’ (to get stuck). Another one that you already know is ‘Tener‘ (to have) versus ‘Tener que’ (to have to).
ESTAR/ HABER/ HACER:
When describing the weather in Spanish you will usually use the following verbs: Está (it is…), Hay (there is/are…), and Hace (it makes…).
There are also a few climatic verbs that don’t need another verb, such as “Llover” (to rain) and “Nevar” (to snow). These verbs will usually appear it the third person singular and both conjugate irregularly. So you should just remember “Llueve” (it rains) and “Nieva” (it snows).
Check out a handy, dandy chart below to see it laid out:
| ESTÁ… | HAY… | HACE… | … (verb only) |
| …Nublado (cloudy) | …Sol (sun) | …Frío (cold) | Llueve (it’s rainy) |
| …Despejado (clear) | …Viento (wind) | …Calor (heat) | Nieva (it’s snowy) |
| …Oscuro (dark) | …Tormenta (storm) | ||
| …Niebla (fog) |
Los Estaciones (Seasons):
Remember that in South America the seasons are the reverse of those in the Northern Hemisphere. Spanish learners in North America, Europe and Asia might get a little confused at first!
GLOSARIO
Check out all the new words you learned!
Remember the Color coding? We’ve used it here too:
Feminine Nouns / endings
Masculine Nouns / endings
Adjectives / Adverbs
Verbs – are all seen in the INFINITIVE form, click on them to see all their many conjugations.
Or look at our handy Verb Page to see them all!
http://www.generallinguistics.com/conjugate-spanish-verbs/
| NOUNS | VERBS | ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS |
| La Bufanda (scarf) | Abrazar (to hug, hold) | Adentro (inside) |
| La Burbuja (bubble) | Aceptar (to accept) | Afuera (outside) |
| El Calor (heat) | Deducir (to guess) | Arduo/a (arduous) |
| La Clima (weather) | Festejar (to celebrate) | Calentito/a (warm) |
| El Cumpleaños (birthday) | Inspirar (to inspire) | Cómodo/a (comfortable) |
| El Ecuador (equator) | Latir (to beat/bark) | Dentro (in) |
| La Flores (flowers) | Llover (to rain) | Despejado/a (clear) |
| El Frío (cold) | Meterse (to put on oneself) | Fuera (out) |
| El Guante (glove) | Nevar (to snow) | Insoportable (unbearable) |
| La Hoja (leaves) | Suponer (to suppose) | Nublado/a (cloudy) |
| El Invierno (winter) | Unirse (to unite) | Tocado/a (touched) |
| La Lenteja (lentils) | Zafar (to loosen) | |
| La Lluvia (rain) | ||
| El Meteoró Logo (weatherman) | ||
| La Navidad (christmas) | ||
| La Niebla (fog) | ||
| El Oso (bear) | ||
| El Paisaje (landscape) | ||
| El Paragua (umbrella) | ||
| La Pause (pause) | ||
| El Peine (comb) | ||
| El Pijama (pyjamas) | ||
| El Piloto (raincoat) | ||
| El Requisito (requirement) | ||
| El Ruido (noise) | ||
| El Signo (sign) | ||
| El Sombrero (hat) | ||
| El Sol (sun) | ||
| El Sur (south) | ||
| El Técnico (technician) | ||
| La Tormenta (storm) | ||
| El Verano (summer) | ||
| La Veterinaria (veterinarian) | ||
| El Viento (wind) | ||
| El Virgen (virgin) |
Hace MUCHO calor
USEFUL PHRASES:
¡Llueve a cántaras! (It’s pouring!)
¡Hace mucho calor! (It’s very hot!)
Se viene la tormenta (A storm is coming!)
Espero que no llueva (I hope it doesn’t rain)
¿De qué signo sos? (What sign are you?)
EJERCICIOS ESCRITOS
Make sure you’ve got it all! Test yourself here:
http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2011/04/quiz-for-class-17/
It’s a quick quiz, with only 10 questions. Get more than 70% and you can happily continue to Class 18 and review the whole of week 3!
PRÓXIMAMENTE
Time to cement it all once again! Peek into Jimena’s and David’s weekend phone call to play games and review the whole week.
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David’s QUOTE of the CLASS:
Like to see ALL of the Support Materials?
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http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2011/01/see-all-the-support-materials/
Missed the Study Guide and Quiz for Class 16? Check it out here:
Study Guide: http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2011/03/study-guide-for-class-16/
Quiz: http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2011/03/quiz-for-class-16/
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